15 planes have landed after suspected bomb threats

Bomb threats against airplanes have shaken Europe in the first week of November. Also on Thursday, several planes in European airspace were diverted or forced to land after reports of bomb threats. Swedish Swedavia says it is in dialogue with European authorities.

Initial reports were of an Aer Lingus plane en route from Dublin to Rome. After bomb threats, the plane was diverted to Évreux Air Base in Normandy at 10 a.m. on Thursday. According to French media, it was escorted by French fighter jets. A bomb squad is on site and the situation is being monitored by French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's office, French television channel BFMTV reports.

Päivyt Tallqvist, communicator at Finnair, confirms that two Finnair planes from Helsinki received bomb threats on Thursday. One was on its way to Rome and one to Vienna.

- Both flights have landed safely at their destinations. After the landings, the planes are examined carefully, she tells DN.

At 12 o'clock the airline stated that the threats were false. Tallqvist states that events like these are rare, but that they have clear procedures for handling them.

- This week we have seen similar situations with other airlines in Europe. It is an unusual and, of course, unfortunate situation. We have very clear processes for how to handle them. We cooperate with authorities, among other things, because flight safety is always our highest priority, says Päivyt Tallqvist.

A Wizz Air flight from Milan to Warsaw was also diverted to Vienna during the day, according to the Italian news agency Ansa. Another Wizz Air plane has been hit and, according to Romanian media, has now landed in Bucharest without incident. At the same time, Reuters reports on three planes - from Copenhagen, Madrid and London - that made an emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threats. In addition, a LOT flight bound for Warsaw was diverted to Brussels, according to the newspaper Le Soir.

At lunchtime, Reuters reports that two planes have landed safely at Milan airport after bomb threats. A Ryanair plane from Porto and an Aegean ‌Airlines from Thessaloniki.

Before that, police and bomb experts rushed to Copenhagen airport after threats against two airplanes, according to information from the Ritzau news agency. The plan has been investigated without any suspicious objects being found.

During Tuesday, bomb threats were directed at at least seven aircraft in European airspace - including an SAS plane from Copenhagen to Warsaw. The plane had to be diverted and the airport was temporarily closed. Even then, fighter jets were sent to escort two planes landing in Rome. No explosives were found in any of the threatened aircraft.

Also on Monday, a plane en route from London to Sofia was forced to make an emergency landing in Budapest and is being escorted by fighter jets after threats.